Self-aggregation--an intrinsic property of G(M1) in lipid bilayers |
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Authors: | Marushchak Denys Gretskaya Natalia Mikhalyov Ilya Johansson Lennart B-A |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Ume? University, Ume?, Sweden. |
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Abstract: | We demonstrate that the ganglioside G(M1) in lipid bilayers of 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC) exhibits a non-uniform lateral distribution, i.e., enriched regions of GM(1) molecules are formed, which is an argument in favour of self-aggregation of G(M1) being an intrinsic property of G(M1) ganglioside. This was concluded from energy transfer/migration studies of BODIPY-labelled gangliosides by means of time-resolved fluorescence lifetime and depolarization experiments. Three fluorophore-labelled gangliosides were synthesized to include either of two spectroscopically different BODIPY groups. These were specifically localized either in the polar headgroup region or in the non-polar region of the lipid bilayer. An eventual ganglioside-ganglioside affinity/aggregation induced by the BODIPY groups was experimentally excluded, which suggests their use in examining the influence of G(M1) in more complex systems. |
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